ae
or æ
a digraph or ligature appearing in Latin and Latinized Greek words. In English words of Latin or Greek origin, ae is now usually represented by e, except generally in proper names (Caesar), in words belonging to Roman or Greek antiquities (aegis), and in modern words of scientific or technical use (aecium).
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æ
the ash, an early English ligature representing a vowel sound like that of a in modern bad. The long ǣ continued in use until about 1250, but was finally replaced by e. The short æ was given up by 1150, being replaced usually by a but sometimes by e.
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Æ
or AE, A.E.
pen name of George William Russell.
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A&E
Trademark.
Arts and Entertainment: a cable television channel.
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ae.
at the age of; aged.
Origin of ae.
From the Latin word aetātis
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ae-
for words with initial ae-, see also e-.
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Russell
[ ruhs-uh l ]
/ ˈrʌs əl /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for ae (1 of 6)
ae
yae
/ (e) /
determiner
Scot one; a single
Word Origin for ae
from Old English ān
British Dictionary definitions for ae (2 of 6)
ae
2the internet domain name for
United Arab Emirates
British Dictionary definitions for ae (3 of 6)
æ
1a digraph in Latin representing either a native diphthong, as in æquus, or a Greek αι (ai) in Latinized spellings, as in æschylus : now usually written ae, or e in some words, such as demon
a ligature used in Old and early Middle English to represent the vowel sound of a in cat
a ligature used in modern phonetic transcription also representing the vowel sound a in cat
British Dictionary definitions for ae (4 of 6)
ae.
abbreviation for
aetatis
Word Origin for ae.
Latin: at the age of; aged
British Dictionary definitions for ae (5 of 6)
British Dictionary definitions for ae (6 of 6)
Russell
/ (ˈrʌsəl) /
noun
Bertrand (Arthur William), 3rd Earl. 1872–1970, British philosopher and mathematician. His books include Principles of Mathematics (1903), Principia Mathematica (1910–13) with A. N. Whitehead, Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919), The Problems of Philosophy (1912), The Analysis of Mind (1921), and An Enquiry into Meaning and Truth (1940): Nobel prize for literature 1950
George William pen name æ . 1867–1935, Irish poet and journalist
Henry Norris . 1877–1957, US astronomer and astrophysicist, who originated one form of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram
John, 1st Earl. 1792–1878, British statesman; prime minister (1846–52; 1865–66). He led the campaign to carry the 1832 Reform Act
Ken . 1927–2011, British film director. His films include Women in Love (1969), The Music Lovers (1970), The Boy Friend (1971), Valentino (1977), Gothic (1986), and The Rainbow (1989)
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Medicine definitions for ae
ae-
For words beginning with ae- that are not found here, see under e-.
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Science definitions for ae
Russell
[ rŭs′əl ]
American astronomer who studied binary stars and developed methods to calculate their mass and distances. Working independently of Ejnar Hertzsprung, Russell also demonstrated the relationship between types of stars and their absolute magnitude. This correlation is now known as the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
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